Shingle



H. ABRAHAM.

SHINGLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-I, 1919.

1,385,809. Patented July 26, 1921.

HERBERT ABRAHAM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

ASSIGNOR TO THE STANDARD PAINT COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SHINGLE.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July 26, 1921.

Application filed December 1, 1919. Serial No. 341,191.

To all whom t may concer-n:

Be it known that I, HERBERT AsRAHAM, a States, residmg at the citizen of the United city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shingles, of which the following is a specification.

Thls invention relates composed of the material shingles called prepared roofing.

particularly to commonly Such shingles are made of bituminized fabric surfaced with particles of mineral matter and generally have sion of 8 by 12% inches.

an overall dimen- According to the approved practice they are laid in Overlapping courses with 4 inches of each shingle exposed to the weather. exercised in properly loc the shingles they are apt Unless great care is ating and nailing to be laid irregularly thereby giving the roof an unsightly appearance and not affording the best protection against inroads of The principal object of provide shingles having the weather. the invention 1s to surface markings indicating the extent which is to be exposed to the weather when the and the location of the points shingles are laid at which the nails are to be driven in fastening the shingles to a roof deck.

In laying the shingles, in order to the proper amount of shingle material weather and to expose to the produce a regular and attractive appearance of the roof, it is merely necessary to reg1ster the lower edge of each overlying shingle with th underlying shingle and to the indicated points.

In the accompanying in I have illustrated a ment of my invention,

Figure 1, is a plan view proved shingles, and,

Fig. 2, is a perspective e marking on the drive the nails at drawings, wherepreferred embodiof one of my imview of a section ofa roof laid with such shingles.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates an ordinary prepared roofing shingle having its surface coated in the usual manner with or other surfacing particles of crushed slate material. If desired the shingle may be coated wi ored material as in the ca multi-colored shingle.

two ends of the th differently colse of the ordinary My improvement consists in the provision of a band 2, of contr erably black, extending t asting color, prefransversely across the face of the shingle and spaced from the top and bottom edges a distance equal to the extent to be exposed to the weather when the shingle is laid. In the standard shingle, which is approximately 8 by 12?: inches in dimension, the edges of the band will be disposed approximately 4 inches from the top and bottom of the shingle in order to expose the proper amount of shingle material.

Suitable markings, such as the notches 3, are provided to indicate the correct location of the nailing points. It will be understood that in fastening each shingle only two nails are used but that the shingle is marked with four nailing points so that it may be reversible, that is, so that it may be laid with either end exposed to the weather.

In laying the shingles, 2, the lower ends of the overlying row of shingles A are alined with the lower edges of the bands 2 of the underlying row and as shown in Fig.

then the nails 4 are fastened at the points indicated by the markings 3. In this manner the shingles are properly located to give the roof a regular and sightly appearance and to expose the correct amount of shingle material to the weather. From an inspection of Fig. 2 it will be seen that the shingles of each row are spaced apart, generally inch, and that a portion ofthe bands 2 of the underlying row of shingles is exposed in each space. As the color of the bands contrasts with that of the ends of the shingles a desirable shadow effect is produced which gives an illusory appearance of increased depth or thickness of the roofing.

While I have illustrated and described herein a preferred form of my improved shingle, it will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing 'from the scope of the invention.

What I claim is:

1.. A shingle composed of bituminized fabric having a band of contrasting color adherently applied to its weather surface positioned midway between its upper an lower edges and spaced therefrom a distance equal in extent to that which the shingle will be exposed when laid.

2. A shingle composed o'f bituminized fabric having a band of contrasting color extending transversely across its weather surface, the edges of the band being indented at spaced points to indicate nailing places, said edges being spaced equally from the upper and lower shingle edges, whereby to serve as gages for laying the shingle with either edge exposed.

i 3. A shingle composed of bituminized fabric having a band of dark color intermediate its upper and lower edges and spaced equally therefrom, and which when laid will simulate the appearance of shadowsin the 10 spaces intervening adjacent shingles.

4. A shingle composed of bituminized fabric having its weather' surface coated with particles of mineral matter, to which is applied a band of contrasting color spaced equally from the upper and lower shingle edges, and indented at spaced points to 1ndieate nailing places.

5. A shingle composed of bituminized fabric having a transverse band of contrasting color on its weather surface intermedate the shingle ends. V

- HERBERT ABRAHAM. 

